When Li Zhengtang dragged Li Zhengting over to the Wooden Cabin, Li Long had only just opened the door, preparing to relieve himself in the open-air toilet out back.
He was taken aback to see the two cousins. They were certainly persistent. Had they made it back in a single night?
"Boss Li, help us." Li Zhengtang had no time to feel embarrassed. Supporting the weakened Li Zhengting, he called out, "Please help us."
"What happened?" Looking at Li Zhengting's fever-flushed face, Li Long asked, "A fever?"
"Yes. We slept in a crevice last night. The wind picked up in the middle of the night, and he caught a chill. Zhengting was already weak and hadn't fully recovered from his last illness, so..."
"Come on, get inside first." Li Long could hardly turn them away. "Come in and have some hot water. I have medicine here too."
"Thank you so much! Thank you!" Gratitude filled Li Zhengtang's face. "Boss Li, you're a wonderful man!"
"Hold on! I'm not treating him for free. This medicine costs money." Something seemed to have struck a nerve with Li Long. He helped settle Li Zhengting beside the Stove and said, "I'll give you a packet of medicine. One or two tablets certainly won't cure him. To get rid of it completely, he'll need at least three days of medicine. There's a price for mine."
"How much?" Li Zhengtang had already regretted not buying medicine with the money yesterday. Now that Li Long wanted payment, he asked without hesitation, "We still have some money..."
"Not much. Five kilos of fritillaria will cover this packet."
"That's robbery!" Li Zhengting wasn't unconscious, just weak. Hearing Li Long say that, he couldn't help speaking up.
"Fine. You don't have to take it. You can leave right now." Li